Veterans of the World War II-era Wickes-class destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) are greeted aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) by the ship�s commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Manfredi.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Dec. 05, 2005) Veterans of the World War II-era Wickes-class destroyer USS Ward (DD 139) are greeted aboard the guided missile frigate USS Crommelin (FFG 37) by the ships commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Manfredi prior to a tour. On December 7, 1941, Ward and her crew delivered the first shot of the war in the Pacific when she intercepted and sank a Japanese miniature submarine at the entrance to Pearl Harbor one hour before the Japanese air attack on the island of Oahu. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Corwin Colbert File# 051205-N-5539C-002